Motion graphics
A motion graphics video maker that skips the timeline
Kinetic type, arrows that draw themselves, numbers that count up, interfaces that click. Motiongist builds the motion graphics from your words and syncs them to the voice.
- 500 free credits at sign-up
- Free storyboard review
- 45–180 s, vertical 9:16
- 8 voices, 10 languages
Your idea
9:16 · 1080×1920“Explain what happens between tapping a card and seeing “Approved”. For online shop owners.”
- Length
- 45–60 s
- Look
- Light
- Voice
- Sarah
- Rendering
- 2D · English
Storyboard · 5 scenes
- 0–5 sHook. A checkout screen mock-up; a finger taps “Pay”, and a stopwatch starts ticking in the corner.
- 5–16 sStep one. The request leaves the shop and an arrow draws itself to a box labelled “payment processor”.
- 16–28 sStep two. The arrow continues to the card network, then on to the bank that issued the card; each box pops in on its name.
Motion graphics are graphic design that moves: words that slide in on the beat, a chart that grows bar by bar, a flow diagram that lights up one step at a time. Done well, they make a dense message easy to follow. Done by hand, they mean a timeline, layers, easing curves and a lot of nudging keyframes until the animation lands on the right syllable.
Motiongist replaces that timeline with a brief. You give the message; it writes the narration, chooses the graphic for each sentence (a title, a comparison, a counter, a mock-up of a screen) and times every entrance to the word it belongs to. You review the result as a storyboard, not as a stack of layers.
How it works
Motion graphics from a brief, not a timeline
- Step 1
Write the message
A sentence, a full script or a source document. If certain visuals matter, list them as must-show notes: “a counter to 2 seconds”, “the checkout screen”.
- Step 2
Pick a graphic style
Light for product and business, Night for tech, or your brand colors and logo from the Solo plan. Studio quality (Studio plan) adds more scenes and richer transitions.
- Step 3
Check the scene plan
In the free storyboard, each scene shows its line and its visual. Reorder, rewrite or drop scenes until the rhythm feels right.
- Step 4
Render the motion
Approve the quote and get a 1080 × 1920 MP4 with captions, music and sound effects. Edit later and only the changed scenes are rebuilt.
Example
How a card payment travels in a couple of seconds
What you give: “Explain what happens between tapping a card and seeing “Approved”. For online shop owners.”
What the video shows, scene by scene
- 0–5 s
Hook. A checkout screen mock-up; a finger taps “Pay”, and a stopwatch starts ticking in the corner.
- 5–16 s
Step one. The request leaves the shop and an arrow draws itself to a box labelled “payment processor”.
- 16–28 s
Step two. The arrow continues to the card network, then on to the bank that issued the card; each box pops in on its name.
- 28–40 s
The check. Inside the bank box, three ticks appear in turn: card valid, funds available, no fraud flag.
- 40–52 s
The way back. The answer races back along the same path and the screen flips to a green “Approved” as the stopwatch stops.
An illustrative storyboard for this brief (Light look, 2D). Motiongist writes its own scenes from your input, and you can edit them for free before rendering.
Why Motiongist
What you get instead of a timeline
Timing done to the word
Each title, arrow and number enters on the word that names it, using the narration’s word timings. No manual syncing.
Numbers that move
Counters, bars, comparisons and before-and-after splits are part of the visual vocabulary. Put the figures in your script and they get animated.
Interfaces without screen recording
UI elements such as buttons, forms and dashboards are drawn as clean mock-ups, so they stay sharp and on-brand in a vertical frame.
Built for vertical
Every element sits inside the safe zones of Shorts, TikTok and Reels, away from the buttons and captions those apps overlay.
Revisions at half the price
Change a line or a visual and run a revision for 50% of the base price; the scenes you didn’t touch are kept.
Motion graphics vs a motion design tool
Tools like After Effects give you total control and ask for total effort. Template editors are faster but you still place every element yourself. Motiongist sits elsewhere: you control the message, the scene order and the look, and it handles layout, animation and timing.
That trade is right for explainers, product messages and data stories that you need often. It is the wrong trade if you need a frame-perfect brand film or a logo animation; for those, keep your motion designer.
Start faster
Templates that fit
Each template is a ready-made brief: an example subject, a target length, a look and notes. Open one and change the subject.
SaaS product explainer
What your product does, for whom, in under two minutes.
See the templateReport summary
A 40-page report, turned into the 90 seconds people actually watch.
See the templateFinance concept
Make a money concept click with numbers that move.
See the templateProduct launch
Announce a feature or a release with energy, in 45–60 seconds.
See the template
What it costs
One credit balance. A short video is 400 credits, a standard one 700, a long one 1,000, plus 1 credit per 10 narrated characters for the final voice.
Free
$0
500 credits at sign-up
To try it out: a first video, draft voice, discreet watermark.
Solo
$19 / month
3,000 credits / month
To post every week: final voice, clean exports, your brand.
StudioMost popular
$49 / month
30,000 credits / month
To produce at volume: priority rendering, custom looks, API and MCP.
Team
$149 / month
100,000 credits / month
For teams and agencies: 5 seats, 4 renders in parallel, one invoice.
Prices before tax, in US dollars. Yearly billing is 35% cheaper. Failed renders are refunded automatically.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Can I edit the animation by hand afterwards?
There is no keyframe editor. You change the script, the scene plan, the notes or the look, and run a revision; the engine re-animates what changed.
Can I export to After Effects or another editor?
No. You get a finished MP4 plus an SRT caption file. You can of course cut that MP4 into a longer edit in any video editor.
Will my numbers be shown exactly?
Figures from your script or source document are used as given, and a fact review runs before rendering. Check them in the storyboard step before you confirm.
Which formats can I export?
Vertical 9:16 MP4 at 1080 × 1920. Horizontal 16:9 is coming soon.
How much does a motion graphics video cost?
A short video (45–60 s) is 400 credits, a standard one 700, plus the final voice. Paid plans start at $19 a month for 3,000 credits. See pricing.
Ready to make your first one?
500 free credits at sign-up. Review the storyboard for free, see the exact price, then render.
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